Unfortunately my email box was filled with a lot of letters of how alcohol ruined family time over the holidays. My heart goes out to those of you who are battling with alcoholism in your family because that is an entirely different level of dysfunctionalism. This is a level of dysfunction where you need to seek help far more trained and knowlegable then myself, that being said, here is my advice:
Here is what I know about families struggling with the disease:
First of all, it is a DISEASE. It isn't something that is going to just "magically disappear" - it is a very real disease that needs very real treatment from real people who know what they are doing. I know that not just the alcoholic needs treatment. The entire family needs to be treated.
I have this great quote from the show INTERVENTION: "If we could treat the families of the addict, we stand a fighting chance of saving the addict."
Everybody involved needs treatment, whether from al-anon or another group. It is a hard disease to beat, but it can be done.
If your family is dysfunctional because of alcoholism, I urge you to get treatment immediately. Google support groups in your area and show up at the next available meeting.
Good Luck.
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